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MichiganHB 40772025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify. Amends secs. 2804, 2843, 2843b, 2844 & 16221 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2804 et seq.). Last Action: assigned PA 003'26 with immediate effect
Sponsored By: Julie Rogers (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Health: medical examinersRecords: deathRecords: vital records
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Funeral infection notices protect privacy and access
Medical certifiers who actually know the deceased had an infectious agent must tell the funeral director about infection-control precautions. Notice must reach the funeral director or authorized agent before the body is released. The information stays confidential. Funeral directors and their agents cannot refuse services because of the notice.
Death record filers must use online system
Death reports must use Michigan’s online death-registration system. Beginning one year after the law’s effective date, medical certifications must use that system too. People completing medical certifications must first complete department-provided training to use it.
Doctors face firm death certification deadlines
For deaths outside institutions, the doctor treating the condition causing death, or an authorized representative, must certify within 48 hours. In institutions, the attending doctor, an authorized substitute, or a pathologist must certify within 48 hours. The institution’s chief medical officer can also certify after reviewing records and making needed investigations. Required medical-examiner investigations carry a separate deadline: 48 hours after the examiner takes charge. If the cause remains unknown 48 hours after death, the funeral director must be told why certification is delayed. Burial or cremation requires approval from an authorized physician or county medical examiner. Doctors cannot refuse a properly presented certification or withhold information they have; failure is grounds for professional discipline.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Julie Rogers
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Carol Glanville
Democratic • House
Carrie Rheingans
Democratic • House
Curtis VanderWall
Republican • House
Cynthia Neeley
Democratic • House
Donavan McKinney
Democratic • House
Douglas Wozniak
Republican • House
Erin Byrnes
Democratic • House
Jason Hoskins
Democratic • House
Jason Morgan
Democratic • House
Jennifer Conlin
Democratic • House
Joey Andrews
Democratic • House
Julie Brixie
Democratic • House
Kathy Schmaltz
Republican • House
Matt Longjohn
Democratic • House
Mike McFall
Democratic • House
Morgan Foreman
Democratic • House
Pat Outman
Republican • House
Penelope Tsernoglou
Democratic • House
Reggie Miller
Democratic • House
Samantha Steckloff
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 4/22/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 106 • No: 2 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
assigned PA 003'26 with immediate effect
3/18/2026Housefiled with Secretary of State 03/17/2026 01:15 PM
3/18/2026Houseapproved by the Governor 03/17/2026 10:30 AM
3/18/2026Housepresented to the Governor 03/09/2026 01:00 PM
3/10/2026Housebill ordered enrolled
3/5/2026Housefull title agreed to
3/5/2026Housereturned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
3/5/2026HouseRETURNED TO HOUSE
3/4/2026SenateINSERTED FULL TITLE
3/4/2026SenatePASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 19 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
3/4/2026SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
2/18/2026SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
2/18/2026SenateREFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
11/13/2025SenateREPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 11/12/2025
11/13/2025SenateREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
4/29/2025SenatePASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
4/29/2025Housetransmitted
4/22/2025Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #57 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
4/22/2025Houseread a third time
4/22/2025Houseplaced on immediate passage
4/22/2025Houseplaced on third reading
4/22/2025Houseread a second time
4/22/2025Housereferred to second reading
3/12/2025Housereported with recommendation without amendment
3/12/2025Housebill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025
2/13/2025House
Bill Text
Public Act
3/17/2026
House Concurred
3/5/2026
As Passed by the Senate
3/4/2026
As Passed by the House
4/22/2025
Introduced
2/12/2025
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